Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient Psychiatric Registered Nurse (Relocation) (Santa Rosa)

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Sponsorship not specified$63k-$75kDetected 141 days ago

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About the role

Conveniently located in the North Bay, this hospital consists of 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds.
Conveniently located in the North Bay, SRBHH serves adolescents and adults.
We treat both mental health and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse conditions.

Assess all inpatients' status, provide direct care to assigned group of inpatients, documents patient care and assessments rendered, prepares and administers medications as needed, and ensure necessary documentation is completed at the end of each shift.
Work with nursing and other clinical staff to plan and document patient care.
Document care plans on the MDTP and include inpatient problems, goals for hospitalization, and short-term goals.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Maintain a working knowledge of commonly used policies, awareness of policy changes and knows where to find additional polices and needed information.
The Inpatient Psychiatric RN plans and coordinates each patient's individual nursing care plans, and implements nursing related aspects of the multidisciplinary treatment plan (MDTP).
The Inpatient Psychiatric RN top priority is to deliver high quality safe care to psychiatric inpatients in the acute locked hospital facility.

Current California RN License Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required, or obtained within initial orientation period.
Knowledge and experience of psychiatric diagnosis and associated risks, medications, biological systems, nursing process, treatment planning, inpatient hospital unit operations, and leadership.
5+ years of psych experience required English proficiency required.
While performing the duties of this job, this position is frequently required to do the following: Stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and stand for sustained period of time.
Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, this position is frequently required to do the following: Stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and stand for sustained period of time.

The Inpatient Psychiatric
RN will pass initial and annual competency evaluations including (not limited to):
The Inpatient Psychiatric RN will demonstrate skill in applying knowledge and competency in daily nursing practice.
Walk, push, pull, lift, carry objects from a lower to higher position or horizontally from position to position or otherwise move objects.
Feel sizes, shapes, temperatures, and textures by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
Express or exchange ideas orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly.
Perceive the nature of sound with no less than a 40 db loss @ 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz with or without correction.
Exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.

$63.00-$75.00 Per Hour REPORTS TO: Chief Nursing Officer DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Inpatient Psychiatric RN top priority is to deliver high quality safe care to psychiatric inpatients in the acute locked hospital facility.
Skills and Competencies: The Inpatient Psychiatric RN will pass initial and annual competency evaluations including (not limited to): suicide prevention, safe use of restraints, de-escalation interventions, medication knowledge, code blue/emergency interventions, infection prevention, and appropriate use of seclusion and restraints.

The Inpatient Psychiatric RN embraces Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital's (SRBHH) mission, vision and value statements and adheres to and follows all the hospital policies and procedures.
The Registered Nurse maintains knowledge of, participates in further training provided, and understands the potential risks regarding occupational health hazards (e.g. bloodborne pathogen exposures).
Includes interventions provided by team members to assist inpatients in returning to a reasonable mental health status and ultimately lower level of care.
Education/Licensure: Current California RN License Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required, or obtained within initial orientation period.

Formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, SRBHH was opened in 2016 and is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care.
Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SRBHH) is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care.
POSITION TITLE: Inpatient Psychiatric Registered Nurse
POSITION TITLE: Inpatient Psychiatric Registered Nurse PAY RANGE: $63.00-$75.00 Per Hour REPORTS TO: Chief Nursing Officer DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Inpatient Psychiatric RN top priority is to deliver high quality safe care to psychiatric inpatients in the acute locked hospital facility.
The Inpatient Psychiatric RN provides direct care and treatment to inpatients and coordinates the care provided by other nursing personnel.
The Inpatient Psychiatric RN understands the regulations and standards that govern acute psychiatric hospital services and provides clear direction to their immediate nursing team to meet all regulations, standards, and requirements.
New RN graduates may meet these requirements if they have completed a psychiatric rotation as part of nursing school or have psychiatric experience in another role.

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